Palembang people

The Palembang or Palembangese people (Indonesian: Orang Palembang; Palembang language: Uwong Pelémbang), also known as Palembangese Malay (Malay: Melayu Palembang; Jawi: ملايو ڤلامبڠ)[2] are an ethnic group that inhabits the interior parts of South Sumatra province, Indonesia.

Palembang
Orang Palembang
Uwong Pelémbang
ملايو ڤلامبڠ
Total population
3,800,000[1]
Regions with significant populations
 Indonesia (South Sumatra)
Languages
Native
Palembang
Also
Indonesian • Malay
Religion
Islam
Related ethnic groups
Malays, Javanese, Minangkabau

There are approximately 3,800,000 Palembangese[1] living in Indonesia.[3][4] They speak Palembang, which is a variant of Malay language in Sumatra and also has been influenced by Javanese since parts of South Sumatra used to be under direct Javanese rule for quite a long time, the speech varieties of Palembang and its surrounding area are significantly influenced by Javanese, down to their core vocabularies.[5]

See also

References
  1. "Palembang of Indonesia". peoplegroups.org. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  2. Kanwil Sumsel (2019). "Sosialisasi SP2020 "Partisipasi Aktif Lembaga Pemerintah dan Swasta Dalam Menyukseskan Sensus Penduduk 2020"". sumsel.kemenkumham.go.id (in Indonesian). Kantor Wilayah Sumatera Selatan - Kementerian Hukum dan Ham Republik Indonesia. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
  3. Sosial Budaya Kota Palembang Dari Turun Temurun
  4. Indonesia's Population: Ethnicity and Religion in a Changing Political Landscape. Institute of Southeast Asian Studies. 2003. ISBN 9812302123.
  5. Tadmor, Uri (16–17 June 2001). Language Contact and Historical Reconstruction: The Case of Palembang Malay. 5th International Symposium on Malay/Indonesian Linguistics. Leipzig.


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